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Common Names
American-ivy; Five-leaf-ivy; Virginia-creeper; Woodbine; Amerika-zuta (Jap.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ANTHOCYANIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CALCIUM-GLYCOLATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CISSOTANNIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 20000.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROCATECHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM-TARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIC-ACID | 41 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Diuretic | 1 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| FLavor | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Hemostat | 2 | Spring, M.A. 1988. Ethnopharmacologic Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used by Laotian Hmong Refugees in Minnesota. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26: 65-91, 1989. |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Fitoterapia No.5-1986. |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Irritant | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Pesticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |